Massive year-on-year increase in number of patients waiting in A&E over 12 hours - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
Sepsis guidance from NICE "unachievable" given NHS workforce pressures - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
A cheap pollution sensor will keep you off the dirtiest roads: This wearable device reveals exposure to the three worst pollutants, linking it with online maps to help you avoid poor air, a bit like a Fitbit for pollution
Source: newscientist.com
Text messages incredibly useful in general practice - but we recognise potential limitations
Source: rcgp.org.uk
Brain surgery revolution: A brain surgeon in the UK has started using 3D printed titanium plates to replace parts of patients' skulls.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Facebook trial hides alcohol adverts: The social network is testing a tool that will let people hide categories of ads for the first time.
Source: bbc.co.uk
NICE right to advise against antibiotics for most ear infections
Source: rcgp.org.uk
What newsroom execs around the world think should be the next big areas of focus for their companies: Worry is universal — but a quarter of publishers surveyed said their revenues are going up, not down.
Source: niemanlab.org
Equifax Had 'Admin' as Login and Password in Argentina - Slashdot: Reader wired_parrot writes: The credit report provider Equifax has been accused of a fresh data security breach, this time affecting its Argentine operations. The breach was revealed after security researchers discovered that an online...
Source: slashdot.org
Google Publicly Releases Internal Developer Documentation Style Guide - Slashdot: BrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews: The documentation aspect of any project is very important, as it can help people to both understand it and track changes. Unfortunately, many developers aren't very interested...
Source: slashdot.org
Social media helps students learn scientific argumentation better, study says: Adults often bemoan the amount of time young people spend staring at a screen and browsing social media. But social media can not only be a way to teach students elements of the scientific process, those who took part in a...
Source: phys.org
Prescription drug 'floods' black market: A BBC investigation has seen first-hand of the devastating impact of the prescription drug pregabalin which has 'flooded' the black market.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Why RSS Still Beats Facebook and Twitter for Tracking News: You’d be forgiven for thinking RSS died off with the passing of Google Reader, but our old friend Really Simple Syndication (or Rich Site Summary) still has a role to play on the web of 2017. It’s faster, more efficient, and you won’t...
Source: gizmodo.com
Offshore wind cheaper than new nuclear: Figures from the government are seen as a milestone in the advance of renewable energy.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Freshman Orientations Now Include Online Learning | eLearningInside News: College and university orientations are now welcoming the wired generation with online education initiatives.
Source: elearninginside.com
The Promise of Online Learning: A Q&A with Salman Khan : The groundbreaking founder of the Khan Academy talks about using technology to supercharge traditional learning.
Source: shrm.org
Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World's Oldest Continuously Run Libraries: The centuries-old texts were erased, and then written over, by monks at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt
Source: smithsonianmag.com